{"meta":{"dataset":"disability-hearings","title":"Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23741884","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23741883","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are the Social Security Administration's published hearing-office statistics, kept for marketing planning. An average wait describes cases already closed, not how long any claimant will wait. Check SSA's current reports.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/disability-hearings/jurisdictions/GA.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/disability-hearings/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"GA","records":[{"id":"dh:Y13:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"GA","jurisdictionName":"Georgia","office":"Y13","officeName":"Atlanta Downtown","ssaName":"ATLANTA DOWNTOWN","region":4,"status":"P","text":"Atlanta Downtown, GA hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 7.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 6,074 cases, disposed of 3,806 and had 4,601 pending; its average time from request to decision was 253 days, ranked 60 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":7,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":7,"aptDays":253,"aptRank":60,"aptOf":159,"receipts":6074,"dispositions":3806,"pending":4601,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:X83:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"GA","jurisdictionName":"Georgia","office":"X83","officeName":"Atlanta North","ssaName":"ATLANTA NORTH","region":4,"status":"P","text":"Atlanta North, GA hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 8.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 3,319 cases, disposed of 2,424 and had 2,225 pending; its average time from request to decision was 243 days, ranked 33 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":8,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":8,"aptDays":243,"aptRank":33,"aptOf":159,"receipts":3319,"dispositions":2424,"pending":2225,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:T1I:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"GA","jurisdictionName":"Georgia","office":"T1I","officeName":"Covington","ssaName":"COVINGTON GA","region":4,"status":"P","text":"Covington, GA hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 8.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. 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